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Vivian (?)

• Birth*: Vivian (?) was born circa 1925.
• Marriage: Vivian (?) married Archibald R C McCall, son of Archibald Robert McCall and Vera Emma Brown, in 1941 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.¹
• Married Name: As of 1941, her married name was McCall.
• Residence*: In 1949 Vivian (?) and Archibald R C McCall lived at Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia.²

Florence Mabel Ward

Parents:

• Birth*: Florence Mabel Ward was born circa 1874 at Calcutta, India.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Edwin Ward and Margaret Richards.
• Residence*: On 5 April 1891 Florence Mabel Ward lived at 2 Braemar Vill, Tottenham, Middlesex, England, with her mother Margaret and brother Alfred.²
• Residence: On 29 April 1899 Florence Mabel Ward and Frank Muller lived at 346 City Rd, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Marriage*: Florence Mabel Ward married Frank Muller, son of Henry Arthur Muller, on 29 April 1899 at Islington, Middlesex, England, witnesses Percy Couch and Mary Ann Luck. Fathers Edwin Ward, engineer, and Frank Muller, stationer.³
• Married Name: As of 29 April 1899, her married name was Muller.
• Residence*: On 31 March 1901 Florence Mabel Ward and Frank Muller lived at 68 Fernhead Rd, Paddington, London, England.¹
• Residence: On 2 April 1911 Florence Mabel Ward and Frank Muller lived at 20A Lynn Street, Balham, Wandsworth, London, England.⁴
• Residence: In 1930 Florence Mabel Ward and Frank Muller lived at 8 Northcote St, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia.⁵

Frank Muller

Parents:

• Birth*: Frank Muller was born circa 1877 at Hackney, London, England.¹
• He was the son of Henry Arthur Muller.
• Residence: On 29 April 1899 Frank Muller and Florence Mabel Ward lived at 346 City Rd, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Marriage*: Frank Muller married Florence Mabel Ward, daughter of Edwin Ward and Margaret Richards, on 29 April 1899 at Islington, Middlesex, England, witnesses Percy Couch and Mary Ann Luck. Fathers Edwin Ward, engineer, and Frank Muller, stationer.²
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Frank Muller and Florence Mabel Ward lived at 68 Fernhead Rd, Paddington, London, England.¹
• Residence: On 2 April 1911 Frank Muller and Florence Mabel Ward lived at 20A Lynn Street, Balham, Wandsworth, London, England.³
• Residence*: In 1930 Frank Muller and Florence Mabel Ward lived at 8 Northcote St, Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia.⁴
• Occupation*: Frank Muller was a printer in 1930.⁴

Thomas Hume

• Birth*: Thomas Hume was born circa 1837 at Ratcliffe, London, England.¹
• Residence*: On 5 April 1891 Thomas Hume lived at 2 Braemar Vill, Tottenham, Middlesex, England, a boarder with Margaret Ward & her two children.¹
• Marriage*: Thomas Hume married Margaret Richards, daughter of James Richards, in 1896 at Shoreditch, London, England.²
• Anecdote: Denise Smith from New Zealand writes:
  Did you know that Thomas Hume had also worked for the EIR as a Foreman in the Locomotive Department. He was appointed the 1 May 1859 and was in India at least until 1886 when his wife died in Allahabad [this wife is Denise's 3xgt aunt]. Thomas was her third husband, prior to that she had been married to two soldiers, her first marriage taking place 3 months shy of her 14th birthday. Something she and Margaret Richards had in common, with Margaret only 17 at the time of her second marriage. I thought you might like to know about the India connection, which was probably why Thomas was boarding with the Wards on the 1891 census.³
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 Thomas Hume lived at 34 Claremont Rd, West Ham, London, England, a boarder, age 64 years, widower, retired mechanical emgineer.⁴

Henry Arthur Muller

• Occupation*: Henry Arthur Muller was a stationer on 29 April 1899.

Mabel Muller

Parents:

• Birth*: Mabel Muller was born circa 1900 at St Luke's, London, England.
• She was the daughter of Frank Muller and Florence Mabel Ward.

Alfred William Edwin Ward

Parents:

• Birth*: Alfred William Edwin Ward was born on 17 October 1884 at Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra & Gudh, India.^1,2
• He was the son of Edwin Ward and Margaret Richards.
• Baptism: Alfred William Edwin Ward was baptized on 23 November 1884 at Allahabad, Bengal, India.³
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Alfred William Edwin Ward and Margaret Richards lived at 2 Braemar Vill, Tottenham, Middlesex, England, Listed as married, not a widow, with daughter Florence, son Alfred and boarder Thomas Hume, widower, railway foreman, later her third husband.⁴
• Residence*: On 31 March 1901 Alfred William Edwin Ward and Margaret Richards lived at 68 Fernhead Road, Paddington, London, England.⁵
• Marriage*: Alfred William Edwin Ward married an unknown person in 1905 at Faversham, Kent, England, married either Caroline Amy Horn or Annie Garland.⁶
• Occupation*: Alfred William Edwin Ward was a person of "private means" on 2 April 1911.¹
• Residence: On 2 April 1911 Alfred William Edwin Ward and Margaret Richards lived at 93 Canterbury Rd, Westbrook, Margate, Kent, England.¹

Jane Mary Ward

Parents:

• Birth*: Jane Mary Ward was born on 27 August 1865 at Howrah, Bengal, India.
• She was the daughter of Edwin Ward and Mary (?)
• Baptism: Jane Mary Ward was baptized on 29 September 1865 at St Thomas, Howrah, Bengal, India.
• Anecdote: Jane's death certificate confirms that her father was Edwin Ward, Engineer. It states she was born in India and had spent 55 years in NSW.
  She died in 1947 at age 87 years which would put her birth c1860. However, the death certificate also says that she married at age 16 years, which would put her birth c1866 if her marriage was in 1882. Her sister Frances married in 1879 at age 17 years, so Jane Mary is likely to be born after Frances.¹
• Marriage*: Jane Mary Ward married Philip Henry Skelton, son of Philip Skelton, on 31 January 1882 at Calcutta St John, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, from probate of Will of P H Skelton in the NSW Court 1927. Also, Parish Register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal 1713-1948 (Archive Reference: N-1-179, Folio 104, Brithish India Office Marriages). Bride's age 16 years.
• Married Name: As of 31 January 1882, her married name was Skelton.
• (Witness) Will: Jane Mary Ward is mentioned in the will of Philip Henry Skelton dated 3 October 1886 at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
  
• Residence: On 30 October 1887 Jane Mary Ward and Philip Henry Skelton lived at 16 Newman St, Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
• Emigration*: Jane Mary Ward and Philip Henry Skelton emigrated in 1892 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, arriving 18 Apr 1892 on the Nevasa with three children and one infant.
• Residence*: In 1903 Jane Mary Ward and Philip Henry Skelton lived at Hall St, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, (1903 Electoral Roll.)
• Residence: In 1909 Jane Mary Ward and Philip Henry Skelton lived at Port Maitland Inn, Plaistowe St, Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia, (1903 Electoral Roll).
• Anecdote*: The 2nd September 1914 was the last day that Jane Mary Skelton saw her husband, Philip Henry Skelton, as he mysteriously left her and disappeared. He withdrew all his money from the bank but mailed her a bank book with 150 pounds deposited for her. She received no further communication from him and the courts finally pronounced him dead in 1927. According to Barry Brown, a descendant of Jane, the story from his family was that Philip Henry Skelton ran off with a barmaid as he used to manage a few hotels, the last one being in Richmond NSW.
  Hugh Philip Brown's wife Eva reported that c1913 (when child Hugh was a baby) that there were family meetings concerning the Ward family. Hugh Philip Brown would go off to see his family and tell her "it was none of her business". This was possibly concerning Jane Mary Skelton (nee Ward) who was Hugh's mother's sister. The family meetings may have been about helping Jane, either financially or in some other way. Interestingly, Jane died in Toronto, NSW in 1947 which was Hugh Philip Brown's birthplace in 1891.
• (Witness) Anecdote: Jane Mary Ward was a witness: On 6 September 1927 the probate court granted leave to swear to the death of Philip Henry Skelton as having taken place on or since September 3, 1914.²
• Residence*: In 1937 Jane Mary Ward lived at Margaret Street, O'Brien's Estate, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
• Death*: Jane Mary Ward died on 26 February 1947 at Coal Point Rd, Coal Point, Toronto, New South Wales, Australia, at age 81. Jane Mary Skelton death cert shows the informant as a A Gracie, grandson, of Coal Point Rd, Coal Point, Toronto NSW she was 81 when she passed away born in about 1866 in India she married Philip Henry Skelton at 16 years of age in about 1882 in India at the time of her death Jane Mary Skelton had been in NSW for about 55 years the same amount of time as her son Alfred Edwin John Skelton. Jane Mary was buried on the 28 February 1947 at the Church of England Cemetary Toronto NSW.¹
  
• Burial*: Jane Mary Ward was buried on 28 February 1947 at Church of England Cemetery, Toronto, New South Wales, Australia.¹

Philip Henry Skelton

Parents:

• Birth*: Philip Henry Skelton was born on 24 June 1858 at 4 Alfred Villas, Enfield Rd, West Hackney, Middlesex, England.
  
• He was the son of Philip Skelton.
• Residence*: On 2 April 1871 Philip Henry Skelton lived at Hackney St John, London, England.
• Marriage*: Philip Henry Skelton married Jane Mary Ward, daughter of Edwin Ward and Mary (?), on 31 January 1882 at Calcutta St John, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, from probate of Will of P H Skelton in the NSW Court 1927. Also, Parish Register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal 1713-1948 (Archive Reference: N-1-179, Folio 104, Brithish India Office Marriages). Bride's age 16 years.
• Will*: Philip Henry Skelton left a will made on 3 October 1886 at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
  
• Occupation: Philip Henry Skelton was a foreman engineer in Marleybone, Middlesex (from son Philip Northcote Skelton's baptism entry). on 30 October 1887.
• Residence: On 30 October 1887 Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward lived at 16 Newman St, Marylebone, Middlesex, England.
• Emigration*: Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward emigrated in 1892 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, arriving 18 Apr 1892 on the Nevasa with three children and one infant.
• Occupation*: Philip Henry Skelton was an engine driver (1903 Electoral Roll). in 1903.
• Residence*: In 1903 Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward lived at Hall St, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, (1903 Electoral Roll.)
• Occupation: Philip Henry Skelton was Licencee of the Port Maitland Inn, in Plaistowe St, Maitland West. (1909 Electoral Roll) in 1909.
• Residence: In 1909 Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward lived at Port Maitland Inn, Plaistowe St, Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia, (1903 Electoral Roll).
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 2 September 1914 at New South Wales, Australia, number 146875 Philip Henry Skelton instrument P, Residence, Darlinghurst & Richmond NSW.
• Death*: Philip Henry Skelton died after 3 September 1914 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Philip Henry Skeltons death is on or after the 02 Sep 1914 as this is the day that he left his wife Jane Mary Skelton nee Ward at a boarding house in Darlinghurst. There is an article in The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 6 September 1927, giving the details. It begins:
  IN PROBATE. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) A HUSBAND'S DISAPPEARANCE. Leave to Swear Death. This was an application on behalf of Jane Mary Skelton, of Margaret street , O'Briens Estate, Cessnock, wife of Philip Henry Skelton, late of Darlinghurst, and formerly of Richmond, retired hotelkeeper, for leave to swear to the death of her husband as having taken place on or after September 2, 1914 Mr Molloy (Instructed by Messers W J Enright and Skelton, of West Maitland, by their Sydney agents, Messers Taylor and Kearney) appeared for the applicant .......¹
  
• Anecdote*: On 6 September 1927 the probate court granted leave to swear to the death of Philip Henry Skelton as having taken place on or since September 3, 1914.¹

William Terrett

Demetrius G Cottara

Parents:

• Birth*: Demetrius G Cottara was born circa 1853.
• He was the son of George Cottara.
• Marriage*: Demetrius G Cottara married Catherine Charlotte Ward, daughter of Edwin Ward and Mary (?), on 1 May 1882 at Asansole, Bengal, India, Demetrius 29 yrs, a Shunter, E.I. Rlwy. His Father George Cottara. Witness to Marriage – Edwin Ward & Rachael Roughridge.¹

James Richards

Sarah Rose McPhail

• Marriage*: Sarah Rose McPhail married Bervin Robert Wilson, son of James S Wilson and Sarah Jane Brown, on 16 December 1891 at Echuca, Victoria, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 16 December 1891, her married name was Wilson.
• Anecdote*: The following marriage notice appeared in the Launceston Examiner on Wednesday 23 December 1891:
  WILSON-M'PHAIL.-On 16th December, 1891, at Presbyterian Church, Echuca, by the Rev. J. C. Johnstone. M.A., Bervin Robert, eldest son of J. S. Wilson, of Manorhina Estate, West Gippsland, to Sarah Rose, eldest daughter of Alexander M'Phail, late of Launceston, Tasmania.¹

Frank Herbert Millroy Thomson

Parents:

• Frank Herbert Millroy Thomson was the son of John Harriet Thomson.
• Marriage*: Frank Herbert Millroy Thomson married Frances Skottowe Richardson, daughter of John Skottowe Richardson and Elizabeth Phoebe Brown, on 24 January 1900 at St Thomas' Church, St Leonards, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^1,2

John Schmidt Satchell

• Marriage*: John Schmidt Satchell married Elizabeth Phoebe Richardson, daughter of John Skottowe Richardson and Elizabeth Phoebe Brown, on 25 September 1909 at St Thomas's Church, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.¹

John L Satchell

Parents:

• Birth*: John L Satchell was born in 1910 at St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
• He was the son of John Schmidt Satchell and Elizabeth Phoebe Richardson.

Harriet Valerie Skelton

Parents:

• Birth*: Harriet Valerie Skelton was born on 15 November 1882 at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
• She was the daughter of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward.
• Baptism: Harriet Valerie Skelton was baptized on 24 December 1882 at Bengal, India.
• Marriage*: Harriet Valerie Skelton married Edward Francis Donnolley on 13 October 1915 at St Mary's Church, Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.¹
  
• Married Name: As of 13 October 1915, her married name was Donnolley.
• Death*: Harriet Valerie Skelton died in 1962.

Edward Francis Donnolley

• Birth*: Edward Francis Donnolley was born circa 1883 at West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
• Marriage*: Edward Francis Donnolley married Harriet Valerie Skelton, daughter of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward, on 13 October 1915 at St Mary's Church, Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.¹
  

Amy Winifred Skelton

Parents:

• Birth*: Amy Winifred Skelton was born in 1885 at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
• She was the daughter of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward.
• Baptism: Amy Winifred Skelton was baptized on 19 February 1885 at Bengal, India.¹
• Marriage*: Amy Winifred Skelton married Edward Edwin Jeffries on 8 April 1912 at St Pauls Church, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 8 April 1912, her married name was Jeffries.
• Death*: Amy Winifred Skelton died on 30 August 1945 at 72 Margaret St, West Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.

Philip Northcote Skelton

Parents:

• Birth*: Philip Northcote Skelton was born on 17 September 1887 at Marleybone, London, England. Date from baptism record.¹
• He was the son of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward.
• Baptism: Philip Northcote Skelton was baptized on 30 October 1887 at St Andrew's, South Marylebone, Middlesex, England, ("to Philip Henry and Jane Mary Skelton").
• Anecdote: Note that Philip's death certificate confirms his birthplace as London, England.
• Marriage*: Philip Northcote Skelton married Flossie Caroline Whitehurst in 1914 at Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia.
• Anecdote*: Barry Brown writes: Philip Northcote Skelton started work on the NSW Railways on the 25th August 1913 on six months probation & joined the Superannuation Fund on the 25 Feb 1914. His work history number is 9674. Starting work in Newcastle NSW as a gate keeper he would have been 26 years of age.`He was dismissed on the 14th of Aug 1917 but appealed to the Appeals Board against his dismissal & won the appeal & went on to work on the Railways until his death on the 9th of July 1952.²
• Death*: Philip Northcote Skelton died on 9 July 1952 at 68 Kembla St, Croydon Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at age 64.

Alfred Edwin John Skelton

Parents:

• Birth*: Alfred Edwin John Skelton was born on 26 September 1889 at Asansol, West Bengal, India.
• He was the son of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward.
• Death*: Alfred Edwin John Skelton died on 25 October 1947 at Valentine, Crondace Bay, New South Wales, Australia, at age 58.

Edward Edwin Jeffries

• Birth*: Edward Edwin Jeffries was born circa 1887 at Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
• Marriage*: Edward Edwin Jeffries married Amy Winifred Skelton, daughter of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward, on 8 April 1912 at St Pauls Church, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.

Flossie Caroline Whitehurst

• Birth*: Flossie Caroline Whitehurst was born in 1897 at Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
• Marriage*: Flossie Caroline Whitehurst married Philip Northcote Skelton, son of Philip Henry Skelton and Jane Mary Ward, in 1914 at Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia.
• Married Name: As of 1914, her married name was Skelton.
• Death*: Flossie Caroline Whitehurst died in 1963 at Kembla St, Croydon Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Beth S Thomson

Parents:

• Birth*: Beth S Thomson was born in 1901 at St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
• She was the daughter of Frank Herbert Millroy Thomson and Frances Skottowe Richardson.

Ena Thomson

Parents:

• Birth*: Ena Thomson was born in 1902 at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
• She was the daughter of Frank Herbert Millroy Thomson and Frances Skottowe Richardson.

John Harriet Thomson